THE NEW YORKER that bore the imprint of hIs own musicaJ personalIty. The drummer in the Davis quintet-a young man known as Philly Joe Jones-is versatile and excitIng to listen to in hIS own right, but, oddly, his playing is a bit too heavy when heard against the ensemble work of the others. To move on to other music, other rooms, Bobbv Scott, a youthfu] pianist with a multitude of fresh ideas but no easily classIfiable style, can be found these nights on the bandstand withIn the oval bar of the Hickory House. Sup- ported by a bassist and a drummer, he strays along some fascinating new musi- cal byways with strong and richly fig- ured playing. Among the other things that he produced during the hour or more I sat up with him was a memora- ble ballad, "That's All," whIch offers so many harmonic and rhythmic possi- bilities that I imagine it will become (if It hasn't already) standard material for Jazz groups. A T street level, above the Fifty--first Street cellar called the Down- stairs Room, where the revue "Son of Four Below" is rounding out the 1956- 5 7 theatrical season in its own winning manner, the Downstairs management has opened the Upstairs at the Down- stairs This is a fairly small place, domi- nated by a long bar and simply but pre- sentably decorated. As a matter of fact, until recently it was an undistinguished neighborhood saloon, and the other night I got a good deal of pleasure out of imagining the discomfiture of a former patron who might happen to come sloping through the door whIle a golden-haired harpist named Daphne Hellman was at her pleasant work on the small platform. When Mrs. Hell- man is off doing other thIngs, you can listen to the throaty singing of Stella Brooks and to the nicely modulated, swinging jazz of a duet consisting of Blossom Dearie, on piano, and Jimmy S tu tz, on bass. S OME girl sIngers new to mv eyes and ears have shown up here and there during the last few weeks In the Empire Room of the Waldorf, there is Juliette Greco, a slender French brunette with pert features and a some- what tousled appearance, who mur- murs and growls her way through a collection of GallIc stuff while an ac- cordionist (indispensable equipment for French singers), reinforced by four other musicians, squeezes out an ac- companiment. Preceding MIss Greco on the stand are the Chanteurs de Paris, seven young men in powder-blue outfits, 141 In place of dessert, enioy " .:.:::::::;:::::: ':::'::/ ::0:. : " CELEBRATION CREAM " d Spanish Sherry soft, golden-rich, satisfyìng . . . a luxurious gift from Old Sp,airi \/ \ .\ .. '-:.. { M-, r . ( :1) , . "').. . '.Y:" Matured at Jerez, home of the most cultured vzneya rds in no all the world. Also the home of Bd .. . J't -' , '... ))o . 1dtrab.. - ''(: :UI'M . CREAM: Celebration Cream, Double Century. ro m . ' ,. MEDIUM: Amontillado Primero, Ideal Pale. ecq . ,.!J1 , ' .y. DRY V, ' \ 7 D L I G . >1' : .'. ., ana, ultar. <_._...;. *pronounced: "Doe-Mek u Since 1730 bottled at the winery, Jerez, Spain. Sole U. S. Importer: Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Inc., New York 17, N. Y. + 1C *' .. . . + * '* * + OUTST-AnOlnG n w 1957 COLL-ECTIOn . * * * + * + * * * ff + . *' . .. .. + + * * . ale{ * + '* + C R 0 S fot C R I STm S * + . * . + .dhown &!J dlppointmuzt Personal representatives in important social centers 1950 nOfiTH ffllflflfLD -Av-enUf · CHIC-AGO 47